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Good luck! That lake has interested me ever since I first saw it. Looking forward to a report.

My goal is to not disturb the animals and I usually do give them their space. But that bull moose I photographed the other day brought out the selfishness in me. I wanted that picture. I didn't plan on getting as close as I did to this moose. I got caught up looking into my phone screen and...

Robin brings up a good point and this is something I am guilty of. I am more considerate of the animals when they are already stressed, usually in the winter and spring. At that time of year the animals may be on the edge of survival and I'll inconvenience myself to give them their space. So...

I like Mark Twain's take on fishing. Paraphrased as best as I remember. "Fishing, is a jerk on one end of the line waiting for a jerk on the other end"

It was fellow forum member Jontario of "Lost Lakes". He has a very Dry sense of humor, maybe that's how he gets away with it. I don't think prying off the gunnel will cause much damage, dragging your paddle along the gunnel sure will. My Granddaughter had that bad habit and it caused damage...

An old employer of mine, Gene Moe, killed a grizzly on Kodiak Island. He used a combination of boxing and stabbing. He killed the bear but had extensive injuries and was lucky to survive. I haven't taken a Mora on a trip in a long time, but if I ever get back to salt water I'll be taking my...

35 years ago they were teaching the cross draw in New York. My wife paddles bow and I don't ever remember seeing her do a bow pry. The only differences I've noticed between American and Canadian paddlers is, like I mentioned before, the Canadians have an aversion to switching sides. They also...

I agree, for about 6 or 7 hundred bucks you can be at 62 degrees latitude in 12 hours from anywhere in the lower 48. You can be in the land of volcanoes and glaciers, grizzly bears and wolves and have some amazing fishing for trout and salmon. You won't need permits or reservations and won't run...

See if you can get a test paddle. That should tell you all you need to know as to weather you'll like it or not.

Shaw and Tenney charged me 50 bucks for a 57 inch paddle a few years ago. I don't remember the other details.

Lynx Lake loop Trail is a canoe route in the Nancy Lake Recreation Area about 70 miles north of Anchorage. It's an eight mile loop with about 9 lakes connected with short well maintained portages. There are a limited number of remote campsites but it is short enough to do as a day trip. I wanted...

I think with proper technique you can eliminate that upward pressure on the recovery with a straight shaft too. When I do "hit and switch" I try to stop my stroke as soon as the power phase is complete. For the recovery I pull the paddle forward and up trying to minimize any resistance from the...

I like Moras. I've used both the cheap stainless serrated ones as a belt knife and the cheap wood handled carbon steel one as my first neck knife. I think they are a good value.

That was a good article Benson, thanks for posting. I'm glad her design lives on. I wonder if it's the same guide model listed on their website today with the 8.5 inch blade. I spoke with Sam at S&T a few times and he's a nice guy but I was disappointed in the paddle I ordered from him. I have...

What I see in Alexandra's stroke that helps with the weight is that she doesn't move her lower hand much. Her upper hand moves back and forth a lot and the lower one acts like the fulcrum, aided by the gunnel and her hip possibly. I'll sometimes paddle that way, especially with a heavy paddle. I...

I guess that back in the late 1880's Mr. White not only built fine canoes but was also a marketing genius, same for the good folks at Old Town who also had a "guide" model. My guess is that these boats were actually used by men that guided people into the woods, and many of them used these large...

First off, what is it? Over thirty years ago I was introduced to paddling a canoe standing up with a six foot paddle. The guy who introduced me to it had been a Maine guide, so I had assumed a Maine Guide paddle was a six foot long beaver tail, like what he used. Fast forward about 20 or 25...

A few throwbacks from the Everglades in April 2003.

Looks good. I just used the attach file on this one that gave me the problem yesterday.

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